This leads to the following error message in case of a failing
__cpufreq_set_policy() call:
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[ BUG: bad unlock balance detected! ]
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swapper/1 is trying to release lock (&per_cpu(cpu_policy_rwsem, cpu)) at:
[<c01b4564>] unlock_policy_rwsem_write+0x30/0x40
but there are no more locks to release!

other info that might help us debug this:
1 lock held by swapper/1:
#0: (sysdev_drivers_lock){--..}, at: [<c018fd18>] sysdev_driver_register+0x74/0x130